At Upper Batley High School, we are always proud to share the fantastic work that takes place across our school community each and every day. Alongside our ongoing commitment to delivering the very best education possible for all our learners, last week was a particularly exciting one for us.

We had the pleasure of welcoming a group of Headteachers, CEOs, and educational leaders from India into school. The purpose of their visit was to discuss and explore some of the highly effective teaching and learning strategies we use here at Upper Batley, and to share best practice between our two countries. Our visitors were extremely impressed by the work taking place across the school, particularly the way our staff support learners throughout their five-year journey with us and beyond. They commented on the strong sense of community, ambition, and care that shines through everything we do–feedback that makes us all immensely proud.

In addition, we were honoured to welcome Baroness Royall to Upper Batley High School last week. She was particularly keen to meet with some of our Key Stage 4 learners to hear first-hand about their experiences of education here. As always, our learners represented the school superbly, articulating their thoughts with confidence and maturity. Baroness Royall was so impressed that she has invited the group to visit the Houses of Parliament in the new year which is a wonderful opportunity that I know they are all very excited about.

What a fantastic start to the new half term it has been! These visits highlight not only the high regard in which our school is held, but also the exceptional qualities of our learners and staff team. I would like to thank everyone involved for making these visits such a success and for continuing to demonstrate what makes Upper Batley High School such a special place to learn and work.

Aman Singh Kang